818 Roundup: Man stabbed in buttocks on New Year’s Eve; Hospitals celebrate Armenian Christmas

Good morning, 818! Happy New Year’s Eve! Today is Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. Temperatures for today are expected to reach a high of 62 degrees and a low of 42 degrees with frost in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.

Here are your local headlines:

• A man was stabbed in his buttocks during a New Year’s Eve party at a Glendale banquet hall, authorities said.

• Two Glendale hospitals will be celebrating the traditions of Armenian Christmas on Monday, the eve of the holiday that’s also known as the Epiphany, or the baptism of Jesus.

• Eight drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence overnight on New Year’s Eve in Glendale and Burbank, officials said.

• With just a bit of drizzle overhead, local children made use of the Southern California winter this week at the community center’s sports camp.

• A cold snap that broke records in parts of Southern California will soon be thawed by the merciful sun, the National Weather Service said Friday.